Rebecca Young (Partner-Birmingham, AL) obtained a dismissal of all claims against one the country’s largest mobile communication and internet service providers arising out of a truck accident involving one of the company’s drivers. Rebecca first successfully removed the case to federal court to avoid a highly unfavorable venue. Even though the complaint did not provide an exact amount of damages, Rebecca argued that the amount in controversy was satisfied because the plaintiffs alleged an unspecified amount of punitive damages, which the Fifth Circuit has deemed to exceed the federal jurisdictional minimum. Once in federal court, Rebecca argued that the plaintiffs’ claims failed to satisfy the plausibility standard set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Iqbal and Twombly. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi agreed and dismissed all claims against the client.